Men's Tennis

Erich Chen joins the coaching staff this season, following an
outstanding four-year playing career at Santa Clara. He will assist
the men's program in recruiting, game-day coaching, fundraising and
player development.

"We are very fortunate to have Erich contribute his knowledge,
experience and leadership to our program," head coach George Husack
said. "He had a great Bronco career and his accomplishments both on
and off the court will continue to have a tremendous impact to all
our players."

A two-time team captain, Chen finished his career with the most
singles (72) and doubles (63) victories in Bronco recordbooks. He
is also a three-time All-West Coast Conference honoree.
Academically, Chen is a three-time Bronco Scholar-Athlete of the
Week, while also receiving the Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar
honor on two occasions, ITA All-Academic recognition as a junior,
and WCC All-Academic as a sophomore.

"It's great to have the opportunity to be part of the team
again," Chen said. "Everybody has made it easy by accepting my new
position, and I'm excited for the upcoming season.They're an
awesome group of guys, and I hope to use my four years of college
tennis experience to help the team achieve its goals for this
season."

At Bellarmine Prep in San Jose, Chen led the Bells to the
Central Coast Section semifinals and was a singles finalist in the
CCS tournament and named to the All-West Coast Athletic League
first team.

Chen earned his bachelor's degree with honors in computer
engineering in 2004 and is currently an analyst with Accenture, a
global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing
company. A Bay Area native, Chen is single and resides in San
Jose.